Last Saturday was a beautiful day to plant 25 Asclepias tuberosa milkweed plants. These are important in a pollinator garden because they are not only nectar but also larval host plants for Grey Hairstreak, Monarch, and the similar-looking Queen, butterflies. Tuberosa, also known as Butterfly Weed, is a native, perennial milkweed with showy orange flowers and dark green foliage, blooming May through September.

We appreciate our friends at Brumley Gardens in Lake Highlands for providing these plants to us at a discount to fit our budget.

Rain is expected but not until later in the day. Our goal is to haul in mulch; the mulch is free but we have to load it. We have two pickup trucks available to us but we’ll need at least two volunteers to help the drivers load/unload mulch and others at the garden ready to distribute it over the beds. You’ll need a shovel, bucket and/or wheel barrow to move mulch from the delivery point to the beds, gloves, and hat.

What’s more iconic to our neighborhood than White Rock Lake? The White Rock Lake Conservancy hosts its annual jamboree to honor this local gem on Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. “Celebration! White Rock” includes a 5k/10k along with a block party of live music and local food, all at Winfrey Point, 950 E. Lawther Drive. The cost is $45 for the 5k, $55 for 10k, while there is a suggested donation of $20 for those who just want to come and party (kids under 12 are free). Register here. All proceeds benefit the lake.

The campy “Captain Phantasm Meets Major Majestic” opens at Pocket Sandwich Theatre this Friday, running through May 13. The show follows a superhero’s adventure in this homage to 1940s pulp comics. Showtimes vary by day, get the full schedule here. Tickets are $18-$20 and available here.

Wingspan Theater opens its 12th season with “Rose,” the story of an elderly woman’s remarkable life from a ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, to Atlantic City and beyond. René Moreno directs the show, which stars Barbara Bierbrier in the title role. Shows are set for Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bath House Cultural Center. Tickets are $10.

ACME Magic brings a series of wacky stunts only seen in cartoons to Bookmarks at NorthPark Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. Portable holes, giant magnets and sticks of dynamite are part of Brett Roberts’ repertoire. Get all the details here.

Many of us just stopped driving down Lower Greenville in 2016. More than a year of construction work to improve the pocked roads made it a traffic nightmare that was best avoided. More and more drivers headed to Skillman or Ross to skip the headache.

As a member of the Lowest Greenville Collective, Mandell helped create “Experience Lowest Greenville,” a day of events this Saturday meant to showcase the street and its businesses in a new way. More than 20 neighborhood spots will be offering unique experiences, and the best part is, most of them are free. Want to screen print your own shirt? Head to Bullzerk. Got a sweet tooth? Katherine Clapner of Dude Sweet Chocolate will host chocolate pairings while talking treats during three classes throughout the day (noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.).

“We wanted to do something totally different, some that gave people an experience,” Mandell says. “With most of these, the owner themselves will be doing the experience. That’s really rare, to get to learn from Brooks [Anderson] from Rapscallion or Katherine [Clapner] over at Dude Sweet.”

Some classes, like learning to shuck oysters with Anderson, do have a fee attached ($50 which includes seven oysters, a shucking knife, gloves and a drink). Many also are limited to a certain number of participants, so registration is required to secure your spot. Events will take place from 8 a.m Saturday till 2 a.m. on Sunday (see the full schedule here, including how to sign up for selective classes).

“We wanted to put Greenville back on the map because people have forgotten about it during the construction,” Mandell says. “There’s something for everyone, there really is.”

Business owners suffered from the drop of business during the lengthy construction process, he says. Lowest Greenville has seen a number of closures in recent months, especially when it comes to restaurants — C’Viche, Clark Food, Remedy and Wine Co. being just a few examples. Mandell can’t speak to those closures directly, but said construction likely played a role.

“It didn’t help anyone, that’s for sure,” he says. “Whenever there’s construction, we’re hurting and we need customers even more.”

Owners at Dallas Beer Kitchen, which shuttered in early 2016, directly cited the construction as the reason for its closure in a scathing note to the city: “One last thing – f*ck the City of Dallas for planning an 11 month construction project costing $3.2 million on the entire street without allocating money for Construction Mitigation like other cities have done in the past.”

Built for walkability, businesses on Greenville rely on foot traffic, which dried up during the road work. “Experience Lowest Greenville” hopes to remind neighbors of everything the avenue has to offer this weekend, including free communal valet.

“[Lowest Greenville] is in full swing again after the construction,” Mandell say, “and very walkable again. Don’t worry about parking if you do have to drive, the merchants pay for valet.”

Coyotes are a regular sight in our neighborhood. Just check out any social media platform, you’re likely to see at least one photo a week of the wild canines hanging out by White Rock Lake or meandering through one of the neighborhood streets.

But living with wildlife can be complicated, especially for pet owners. The Lakewood Library, 6121 Worth St., will address life alongside the coyotes during a free discussion on Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. Master naturalist Bonnie Bradshaw of 911 Wildlife will discuss the animals’ basic behaviors, solutions to coyotes conflicts and tips for protecting pets, along with answering audience questions.

March 26Woodrow rocks the GrandaFor the fourth year, Woodrow’s high school band will take over the Granda for an afternoon of music from 4-6 p.m. The highlight will be a “Tribute to the Glen Miller Orchestra.” All proceeds benefit the Private Lession Scholarship Fund.Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave.,